The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has found more virulent Newcastle disease in two commercial poultry operations in California. The latest discoveries…
ELD Exemption Remains in Place During Government Shutdown
…will remain in place until further notice. Drivers do not need to carry any documentation regarding this exemption.” The ELD rule replaces the historical practice of documenting Hours of Service…
Plants for Decorating and Healing
…offer up natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals. Such as Rosemary. Rosemary oil has useful anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties when you apply it topically. In tea form, Rosemary is hailed as a…
USDA Extends Deadline for Market Facilitation Program Applications
…lapse in federal funding resulted in USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices closing on December 28, 2019, preventing any further processing of applications from farmers looking to apply. “Farmers who…
El Niño Weather System Continues to Progress
Courtesy NOAA/National Weather Service The California snow pack may be below the historical average, but there is still a lot of time remaining in the season for the El Niño…
First Snow Survey of the Year Reveals a Strong Start
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) performed the first snow survey for 2019 today, about 90 miles east of Sacramento at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The readings found…
Court Agrees with USDA in GIPSA Ruling
…agency earlier in the year. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue noted that consolidating the department into the work of the Agricultural Marketing Service would help to improve customer service and…
Almond Update: Participation Crucial for Industry Sustainability
…it’s also designed to be a continuum,” King said. “So as a grower, you identify where you are on that continuum and then take advantage of the resources the program…
Natural Foods with Hangover Healing Power
Cathy Isom tells us all about the natural foods with the fastest healing power for those who may had too much fun ringing in the New Year. That’s coming up…
NASS Finishes 2018 Agriculture Census with Increased Online Participation
The National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) has collected all of the questionnaires for the 2018 Census of Agriculture. The service is expected to release information in 2019. The turn out…
Amazon Grocery Delivery Not as Robust as Projected
…people ordering Amazon groceries at least once a month compared to last year. The decline was unexpected after Amazon’s expansion of its two-hour deliver service and acquisition of Whole Foods…
Foreign Agricultural Service Looks Forward to Further Development in 2019
Despite numerous challenges in the global trade market in 2018, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service had multiple successes in expanding export opportunities and diversifying markets for U.S. farm and food products. …
Looking for the 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year
…public service, regardless of contributions to the California State Fair. Cal Expo has been presenting the award since 1980 and past winners include Bill Lyons, Jr., Paul Wenger, Tom Nassif,…
CA Water Plan Update 2018 Open for Public Comment
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Public Review Draft for the California Water Plan Update 2018and is now accepting public comment on the plan. DWR publishes a…